As Mitsubishi’s direct rival to the Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and Nissan Cherry, the Colt had developed its own loyal following and proved to provide the correct ingredients for painless and convenient motoring. Like its rivals, the Colt was offered in a wide variety of trims, specs and body options, including a turbo version. It […]
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Arriving on the UK shores in 1978, Mitsubishi introduced a typically Japanese concept to UK buyers; the compact personal luxury car. Based on the Mitsubishi Sigma, it was imported into the UK by Colt Cars UK, the UK subsidiary of the brand. One of several plush Japanese coupes available at the time, the Sapporo’s unique
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1977 Coupe cars. A genre that has become virtually extinct today is the compact coupe. There was no rhyme or reason, other than pose value for these cars to have existed but bought by those who liked a little extra style by sacrificing the extra rear doors. A measure of status, rather than performance, it
The Mitsubishi Galant had been one of the companies staple cars throughout the brand’s 46-year-old presence in the UK, the very first import was a Galant, aimed initially for buyers of compact medium-sized family cars. Mitsubishi had forged connections with Chrysler, so were selling cars under the Dodge and Chrysler name prior to UK imports,
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There were plenty of option if you were in a position to buy a large saloon car in 1982. We’ll set a budget of 8.5K to 10K for this review. There is a real motley crew of prestigious brands, value-oriented cars loaded with everything, FWD load carriers and cars designed to go on forever. We’ll
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The standard middle-weight MK2 Colt Lancer was announced in the UK in 1980 and was fairly mundane news; another smart if slightly anonymous-looking Japanese car looking to find 1500 homes for its first year. It had no outstanding drawbacks, so there was no problem fulfilling that modest import run. However, late in 1980 Mitsubishi announced
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Despite the ‘80s being known as the decade of the hatchback car, it was evident that mid-sized saloon cars still had huge appeal. Perceived security, with more balanced styling and prestige, may have played a part in their continuing success. We use the turn of the decade, as a vantage point to review a selection
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It’s been a long time coming but Mitsubishi has confirmed that they will cease to import cars into Europe. A combination of dated machinery, emissions and no strong contenders in the best selling sectors could be to blame. Mitsubishi owners in the UK benefitted from a very active heritage involvement (quite unlike any other British
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Economics plays a major part in motoring and one major growth area throughout the ‘80s was the small family hatchback. This allowed manufacturers to offer cheap versions of their sector B cars, without depressing austerity, poor build quality or sluggish performance. Manufacturers were aware that people who happily own a new car with minimal extras,
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